Great American ballparks

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By Christopher Smith, Special to The Los Angeles Times Camden Yards, Baltimore Why you gotta go: Like no other modern stadium, this throwback palace of brick and steel captures the feel of the games early years. Game plan: Pregame, visit the nearby Babe Ruth Museum. Mid-game, spend half an inning in the standing-room viewing deck that overlooks right field. Catbird seats: With great sightlines, every section is good. 7th-inning stretch: For a beef brisket sandwichplus an autographvisit Boog Powell, Oriole-player-turned-pit master, at his barbecue stand behind center field. Standout stat: Flipped upright, the hulking brick railroad warehouse that looms behind right and center fields would be almost the same height as the Eiffel Tower. Don't miss: The Eutaw Street walkway behind center field, with its food stands, shops and Orioles wall of fame.

By Christopher Smith, Special to The Los Angeles Times Camden Yards, Baltimore Why you gotta go: Like no other modern stadium, this throwback palace of brick and steel captures the feel of the games early years. Game plan: Pregame, visit the nearby Babe Ruth Museum. Mid-game, spend half an inning in the standing-room viewing deck that overlooks right field. Catbird seats: With great sightlines, every section is good. 7th-inning stretch: For a beef brisket sandwichplus an autographvisit Boog Powell, Oriole-player-turned-pit master, at his barbecue stand behind center field. Standout stat: Flipped upright, the hulking brick railroad warehouse that looms behind right and center fields would be almost the same height as the Eiffel Tower. Don't miss: The Eutaw Street walkway behind center field, with its food stands, shops and Orioles wall of fame. (Greg Fiume / Getty Images)

By Christopher Smith, Special to The Los Angeles Times Camden Yards, Baltimore Why you gotta go: Like no other modern stadium, this throwback palace of brick and steel captures the feel of the games early years. Game plan: Pregame, visit the nearby Babe Ruth Museum. Mid-game, spend half an inning in the standing-room viewing deck that overlooks right field. Catbird seats: With great sightlines, every section is good. 7th-inning stretch: For a beef brisket sandwichplus an autographvisit Boog Powell, Oriole-player-turned-pit master, at his barbecue stand behind center field. Standout stat: Flipped upright, the hulking brick railroad warehouse that looms behind right and center fields would be almost the same height as the Eiffel Tower. Don't miss: The Eutaw Street walkway behind center field, with its food stands, shops and Orioles wall of fame.